The University of Akron Athletics
Seven Zips Earn CSC Academic All-District At-Large Accolades
June 17 | General, Rifle, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse
AKRON, Ohio – The 2024-25 Academic All-District® men's and women's at-large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognized University of Akron redshirt senior Gavin Perkowski (Navarre, Ohio), seniors Rachel Engels (Meridian, Idaho), Bryanne Harner (Friendswood, Texas) and Daphne Van Son (Vlijmen, Netherlands) and juniors Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.), Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) for their achievements for their combined performances in their sport and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes At-Large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.
2024-25 CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT AT-LARGE SELECTIONS
Katie Baumer, Jr., Lacrosse, Media Studies, 3.76 GPA
Heather Carey, Sr., Lacrosse, Mathematics and Science, 3.74 GPA
Rachel Engels, Sr., Rifle, Geology, 3.63 GPA
Bryanne Harner, Sr., Lacrosse, Exercise Science, 3.76 GPA
Gavin Perkowski, Sr. (R), Rifle, Biomedical Engineering, 3.89 GPA
Natalia Siek, Jr., Rifle, Supply Chain/Operations Management, 3.71 GPA
Daphne Van Son, Sr., Golf, Food & Environmental Nutrition, 3.53 GPA
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes At-Large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.
2024-25 CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT AT-LARGE SELECTIONS
Katie Baumer, Jr., Lacrosse, Media Studies, 3.76 GPA
Heather Carey, Sr., Lacrosse, Mathematics and Science, 3.74 GPA
Rachel Engels, Sr., Rifle, Geology, 3.63 GPA
Bryanne Harner, Sr., Lacrosse, Exercise Science, 3.76 GPA
Gavin Perkowski, Sr. (R), Rifle, Biomedical Engineering, 3.89 GPA
Natalia Siek, Jr., Rifle, Supply Chain/Operations Management, 3.71 GPA
Daphne Van Son, Sr., Golf, Food & Environmental Nutrition, 3.53 GPA
Players Mentioned
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